San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-14

The New York sun turns its beaming
eye towards the New Foundland fog
banks, and in view of that PROVINCES OBJ
jections to remaining in the Canadian
dominion, mildly suggests the benefits of
turning Its attention to the United
Stated dominion as larger and more adj
vantageOus. Such a settlement of New
Foundlsnd's difficulties might go long
way towards settling our periodical
jambOree over fisheries questions.
GROVER not OHly lacked the back bone
to sign or veto the anti pOlygamy bill,
bItn uncGnli ionu.Y p>riJuri EyA.s'
Serving his sentence for consolidation. II
Mr.. Cleveland does not believe in anti
mormon legislation he should have
vetoed the Edmunds Tucker Bill. he
does believe 10 such legislation he should
have signed it. 1t was no evidence OF
spinal rigdity to do as he mas done.
Judging by his act Of pardon he wanted
to veto it but did not dare to face the
country with such veto.
The glory has departed from Jeffer-
sonian simplicity. A recent life of ThOs.
Jefferson knoeEs into a cooked hat the
report of his Inauguration, in which he
Is represented as riding unattended to
the capitol, hitching his nag and un.
ostentiously taking the oath of Off be-
fore the chief justice. 1t is in evidence
that he had the usual quantity of fuss
and parade, militia, brass bands, and all
the accomplishments that surrounded
Washington and Adams. The demo-
cracy will have to take another reef In
their time honored traditions.
THE yachts, DauntIess and Coronet,
cleared from New York Saturday after
noon for their race across the Atlantic.
The nd was stiff one, and the tugs
and escorts which attended them at the
start, were soon left behind. A press
representative was on each vessel and
the particulars of the run will be duly
heralded, when the yachts arrive at
Queenstown. The arrival Of these
schOoners will be awaited with intense
anxiety on both sides Of the herring
pond.
Now: that the thing is done and time
for reflection has been given, there Is a
growing opinion In the best democratic
circles that it was wrong in principle
and contrary to the platform declara-
tions Of the national convention to have
forced a nonresident register of deeds
upon the people OF the District of CO.
lumbia. Tue attempt made by the presi-
dent to place the republican senate 10
the attitude Of hostility to the colored
race, By refusing to confirm non resi-
dent colored nominee. has not succeeded.
The senate rejected Mr.. Trotter on the
first nomination, but when his name was
returned to them by Mr.. Cleveland they
wisely concluded to confirm the nomina-
tion as thus forced upon them and leave
bis excellency TO make his owl expana-
lions TO his party for violating the prin-
ciple SO plainly set forth in the national
platform.
Now that the lion Of the tribe of the
congregationalists is dead, the living
dogs are having their day. Men who are
not worthy to bear the shoes of the in
comparable divine, are stirring the
waters Of his life with their little poles
to see what mud they can stir up from
Its deeps. Henry Ward Beecher's name,
works and character, have become mat
ter OF history aud tue verdict will be
rendered by that larger jury before
whom the case has now gone. The ap-
peal is from the narrow, sectional, unjust
judgments Of today to the universal,
catholic and instructed Judgments of TO.
morrow. This latter verdict. made up
with all the acts before latter prejudice
is dead will stand. For that Judgment.
Mr. BeecbeT's name and fame aud the
homes Of his beloved ones can conf
IDENTIFY wait.